klone MSN, RN

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    Advice needed!

    klone replied to kjjonesRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't understand how a 12-hour shift schedule could be a .75 FTE. Unless you work 2 12s and one half shift (6
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    PVT: Question of Character?

    klone replied to oldandintheway's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You are fabulously
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    Medical Assistants in the office

    klone replied to SHELLYBELLYRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    They do not offer associate's degrees in medical assisting. I apologize, Hennepin and Anoka Tech does. ARCC does not. Neither does
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    Medical Assistants in the office

    klone replied to SHELLYBELLYRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I just posted
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    Medical Assistants in the office

    klone replied to SHELLYBELLYRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Anoka-Ramsey does not offer an AS in MA North Hennepin does not offer an AS in MA MCTC does not offer an AS in MA Neither does Normandale Neither does Inver Hills (I'm from Minnesota) Again, can you...
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    Medical Assistants in the office

    klone replied to SHELLYBELLYRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Apples and oranges. Compare starting salaries in both
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    Medical Assistants in the office

    klone replied to SHELLYBELLYRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Here's a list of AAS MA programs that I found. Not one of them was a community college program. All of them appear to be private, for-profit "career" colleges. Medical Assistant Associate Degree | AAS...
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    Medical Assistants in the office

    klone replied to SHELLYBELLYRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I have a hard time carrying on conversations with people who speak like this!!!!!! Can you give us an example of an AS degree in Medical Assisting from a community
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    Medical Assistants in the office

    klone replied to SHELLYBELLYRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Okay, then I'll rephrase: Why an associate's degree in MA when you can get one in nursing for the same amount of time and make twice as much? Curious, where do you live, that RNs only make 1.5x that...
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    Medical Assistants in the office

    klone replied to SHELLYBELLYRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Oh, they do exist. Typically from for-profit colleges that charge $20,000-40,000 tuition for the program. Here's one that charges $34,000 Medical Assistant Degree Programs & Courses: Associate of...
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    Medical Assistants in the office

    klone replied to SHELLYBELLYRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Okay, I just wanted to address your first sentences, since I saw some glaring errors. CNA programs last 2-4 WEEKS, typically. So no, a 6-month program would not be in nursing assisting. Most MA...
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    Any suggestions for a great RN to BSN school EXCLUSIVELY online?

    klone replied to BrightLight0's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Unless they raised tuition in the last 6 months, it's
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    RN-BSN

    klone replied to Joolsdoc's topic in General Nursing

    No advice, just wanted to say that my husband took that class and our then-5 year old named the pig
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    Colorado CE Requirements

    klone replied to frozenotter's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, just pay the fee every two years. Welcome to
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    klone replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Not using the quote button makes the Baby Jesus
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    Taking the NCLEX multiple times

    klone replied to cambrose's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    How did they pass nursing school? And if they're going to choke in high-stress situations, is nursing really the right career for them? I would go so far as to say that people who have "test anxiety"...
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    Resigning after new grad orientation

    klone replied to VenusRN001's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Tony Beshara - Tips - Accepting an Offer Almost all states are considered "employment at will" states which means that employers and employees can terminate the relationship at any time, or for any...
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    Taking the NCLEX multiple times

    klone replied to cambrose's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    And this is where I post one of my favorite Daniel Tosh
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    why do so many nurses post that they love the med scanners

    klone replied to the nites's topic in General Nursing

    You're all shills! (I giggled at "Big
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    Taking the NCLEX multiple times

    klone replied to cambrose's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My opinion is that after two failed attempts, they should require remediation of some sort. After three failed attempts, that's it. No
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    why do so many nurses post that they love the med scanners

    klone replied to the nites's topic in General Nursing

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    Anyone starting MSN at WGU

    klone replied to MSN Student's topic in Western Governors University

    You and your student mentor will decide in which order you take the classes. There are some classes that have to be done in a certain order. Also, you're given 3-4 classes at once that are "released"...
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    Certified nursing assistants not welcome!

    klone replied to Barbie8808's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In the last five years. In OB, "the job" an IV is doing is primarily to maintain access in the case of a C/S or postpartum hemorrhage. So yes, an 18g is typical. If the veins appeared small, we'd use...
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    klone replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Can't remember the questions. Yes, I've received the vaccine every year for the past 9 years, since I became an RN. Ironically, I've had influenza four times in my life that I'm aware of, and two of...
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    Might be a violation, maybe.

    klone replied to AcuteHD's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I took the story at face value, and didn't assume "public hallway 20 feet apart" actually meant "in a semi-private room, standing next to each other." Why would